"Being in the Main a Game of the Life and Times of a Gentleman Adventurer and his Several Coompanions" En Garde is a game from Game Designers Workshop in 1975. there is a dueling subgame but the main game is that of a group of men striving to raise their social status in 17th century Paris The system is unique in that there is no gamemaster, everyone plays Advancement is individual and suited for new players to plug in at any time. (in fact we recently had 3 deaths, (and 3 new gentleman adventurers) I use my old old original copy of the game. You can find PDF version in a number of places I have set a lovely backdrop for this adventure in social climbing En Garde is a renaissance France role playing game with no GM. Players live out their swashbuckling and romantic hero fantasy week by week. Dueling is part of the game system But the focus is on raising your social status within 17th century France. one week/month at a time. Unfortunately it is a patriarchy and only male characters exist, though I am sure we could allow a daring woman in disguise. PDF of the game is available from various sites Myself I use my original very worn 1st edition (GDW) Since there is no "quest" and turns work largely on player interaction and progression is individual Players can join or withdraw freely starting level is a function of "birth" so again individual progression is just that We play on Thursdays 2pm eastern standard time (7pm in the UK)